Portal offers convenient way for Coloradans to participate in rulemakings for alternative location analysis, cumulative impacts, flowline, and mission change
Denver, CO (Sep. 05, 2019) - The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) invites the public and all stakeholders to engage in its rulemakings by providing comment through its online portals, which opened today. As part of its implementation of SB 19-181, the COGCC is conducting rulemakings on four topics: alternative location analysis, cumulative impacts, flowline, and mission change (protecting public health, welfare, environment and wildlife), and is offering multiple ways for stakeholders and the public to engage and provide comments during this process.
“Our goal is to engage the public and all stakeholders, and to allow them the opportunity to provide their voice in the rulemaking process,” said Director Jeff Robbins. “The COGCC website is a resource for all information on the rulemakings, and now we are offering an online portal where anyone, from anywhere around the state, can provide their comments and be a part of this process. Our online portal system is one more way we are demonstrating our commitment to public engagement.”
SB 19-181 ensures that oil and gas development and operations in Colorado are regulated in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, the environment and wildlife resources. The COGCC is in the midst of reviewing its rules and procedures to evaluate what changes are required to reflect the new law’s requirements.
COGCC staff will review all comments submitted and they will be taken into consideration while developing staff’s recommendations during rulemaking. The public comments will be also available for COGCC’s Commissioners to review as well as to the public. To learn more about the rulemaking schedule and comment on the online portals, visit the ECMC website.